Dear Friends,
As we dive into summer, the Boston Pride Committee would like to send a tremendous thank you to everyone who participated in our 40th Anniversary Pride Week. We hope that you got a chance to attend some of our events leading up to, and including, Pride Weekend. Despite the downpour on Saturday, the smiling, cheering, and dancing in the streets was a true tribute to our community spirit!
The amount of time we spend planning the Parade, Festival and Sunday Block Parties is enormous, but we are also very proud of the wide range of other events that appear on our calendar. Some we produce ourselves and others we co-present with fellow community institutions like Queer Women of Color & Friends, the LGBT Aging Project, and Club Café, to name a few. We are grateful for these lasting partnerships and look forward to making new ones.
This year, in particular, we were excited to offer the Club Sizzle dance party for LGBT youth, an event we co-hosted with Delta Phi Upsilon, and that we’ll be adding permanently to our Pride Week roster. We were also inspired by our inaugural theme-based Pride Rally. While potential rain turned the event into something more resembling a panel discussion, the Stuart Street Playhouse was alive with discussion about key issues facing our community. Moving forward, we are committed to providing a forum for ongoing dialogue about the enduring importance of the Pride Movement.
While Pride Week itself is over, we will continue the commemoration of our 40th Anniversary with more events and activities throughout 2010, and we hope to see you around town. Stay tuned for the launch of a new and snazzy Pride website, some exciting special events (including VIP tickets to Margaret Cho!), and the unveiling of a re-organized Pride Committee with fun and easy ways for everyone to get involved. Of course, we’re not going to change everything. This fall also brings the return of our online community vote for your 2011 Pride Theme and Marshals, so get your nominations ready!
While we all know that Pride is not just a week in June, we’re here to make sure everyone remembers that! We cap off four decades of LGBT activism and progress with the hope that another 40 years won’t pass before we achieve true and full equality. Regardless, we will be here to serve and celebrate you.
All the best for a wonderful summer,
Keri A. Aulita
Deputy Director
Boston Pride Committee
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